John Stuart Mill on power
John Stuart Mill (1806–1873) approaches power within Utilitarianism / liberalism. Mill’s harm principle limits interference with liberty; higher and lower pleasures revise Benthamite calculation; and The Subjection of Women argues for equality. Representative government and free discussion are institutional ideals. On this page, the archive isolates English passages where that project meets power most directly—useful for searches such as “john stuart mill quotes on power.”
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